Chute attachment for windows.



PATENTED MAR. 24

C. R. YOUNG. GHUTB ATTACHMENT FOR WINDOWS.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.l5, 1907.

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PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908.

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APPLICATION FILED OOT.15,1907.

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CHARLIE R. YOUNG, OF OBERLIN, KANSAS.

CHUTE ATTACHMENT FOR WINDOWS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 24, 1908.

Application filed October 15, 1907. Serial No. 397,563.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLIE R. YOUNG, citizen of the United States, residing at Oberlin, in the county of Decatur and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chute Attachments for Windows, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improved attachment for the windows of granaries or the like for the purpose of preventing the grain from falling between the wagon and granary while it is being transported from one to the other, the said attachment being also adapted to be employed as a chute when the granary is full.

The object of the invention is to design a chute of this character which can be readily applied to the window and vertically adjusted to any desired height thereon, and which also embodies means for regulating the inclination of the chute.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the chute ap lied to a granary window, parts being bro ren away. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the device. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2 looking down upon the chute, parts being broken away.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

One embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawings in which the numerals 1. designate the jambs of a granary window or the like to which the attachment is applied. Secured to the inner faces of each of the jambs 1 are three spaced guide strips 2, the space between the inner pair of the said strips constituting a guide way to receive the boards 3 by means of which the window is closed as the granary is filled.

. The chute proper is indicated at 4 and may be formed of any suitable material, although in the present instance it is shown as formed from a piece of sheet material, the outer edge of which is bent downwardly at 5 to stiffen and reinforce the chute, while the sides thereof are bent upwardly at 6 for a similar purpose and also to prevent wind from blowing the grain off of the chute. A strip 7 is adjustably applied to the rear edge of the chute 4 by means of the bolts 8 which pass through transversely disposed slots in the chute. With this construction it will be readily apparent that the strip 7 can be moved in or out as .may be required in applying the chute to various windows. A swinging leaf 9 is carried by the rear edge of the chute and is shown as hinged to the strip 7. This swinging leaf 9 is designed to fit between the jambs 1 of the window, and is pro vided at its outer edge with a plate 10 designed to make a close engagement with the boards 3 to prevent the grain from falling between the said members. This plate 10 is preferably applied to the leaf after the chute has been placed in position since in this manner it can be caused to accurately engage the boards 3 and prevent any loss of the grain. It may also be found desirable to provide the ends of the swinging leaf 9 with guard strips 11 of leather or similar flexible material for engaging the jambs and preventing loss of grain around the same.

Located under the swinging leaf 9 is a bar 12 the extremities of which project beyond the ends of the said leaf and are loosely received within the guide ways formed between the outer pair of guide strips 2 upon the window jambs. This bar 12 is carried by the chute 4 and is attached to the extremities of transverse strips 13 secured to the bottom of the chute and projecting beyond the upper edge of the same. In the present instance these transverse strips 13 are shown as formed of angle iron and as having their upper ends deflected inwardly toward each other so as to clear the window jambs. It will be readily apparent that if found desir able the strips 13 could. be adjustably connected to the bar 12 and the transverse slots for the bolts 8 securing the chute to the strip 7 thereby eliminated. Pendent from the inner portion of the chute and located toward opposite ends thereof are the upright members 14 the lower ends of which are adjustably engaged by the braces 15. In the present instance these upright members 14 are secured to the transverse strips 13 and in a like manner the outer ends of the braces 15 are secured to the said strips at points toward the outer end of the chute. The inner ends of the braces 15 however extend beyond the pendent upright members 14 and are designed to engage racks upon'opposite sides of the window frame. These racks are constituted by a vertical series of openings and these openings are shown as formed in metallic strips 16 secured in position upon opposite sides of the window. It will thus be apparent that when the chute is swung upwardly to move the braces 15 out of engagement with the openings in the strips 16, the attachment can be moved up and down to the required position, the extremities of the bar 12 sliding freely within the guide ways formed between the outer pair of strips 2 upon the window jambs. When the attachment has been placed in the required position the chute can be swung downwardly to throw the braces 15 again in engagement with the openings in the strips 16 and the'device thereby held in position. It may also be mentioned that owing to the fact that the braces 15 are adjustably connected to the lower ends of the pendent upright members 14. the inclination of the chute can be regulated as may be found desirable.

In the operation of the device the same is vertically adjusted upon the window so that the swinging leaf 9 is adjacent the upper portion of the boards 3 and the device then operates in an effective manner to prevent the grain falling between the granary and wagon when being moved from one to the other, or when the granary is full may be utilized as a chute for discharging the grain into the wagon.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In an attachment for windows and the like, the combination of a chute having a sliding connection with the window, and cooperating members pendent from .the chute and adjustably connected to each other to admit of regulating the inclination of the chute, the said members also engaging the window to hold the chute at the required elevation.

2. In an attachment for windows and the like, the combination of a rack carried by the window, a chute having a sliding connection with the window, and cooperating members pendent from the chute for adjusting the inclination thereof, one of the said members being adapted to engage the rack to hold the chute at the required elevation.

3. In an attachment for windows and the like, the combination of a rack applied to the window, a chute, a leaf carried by the chute and adapted to project between the window jambs, and a brace for the chute, the said brace engaging the before mentioned rack to hold the chute in an adjusted position.

4. Inan attachment for windows and the like, the combination of a rack applied to the window, a chute, means for securing. a sliding connection between the inner end of the chute and the window jambs, an upright member pendent from the chute, and a brace for the chute, the said brace having an adjustable connection with the before mentioned upright member to permit the inclination of the chute to be regulated and also engaging the rack to hold the chute in an adjusted position.

5. In an attachment for windows and the like, the combination of a chute, a swinging leaf carried by the chute and projecting between the window jambs, an upright pendent from the chute, a brace member for the chute, the said brace member having an adjustable connection with the upright to permit the inclination of the chute to be regulated, and a rack applied to the window to engage the brace and hold the chute in an adj usted position.

6. In an attachment for windows and the like, the combination of spaced guide strips applied to the j ambs of the window, a chute, a swinging leaf carried by the chute and designed to project between the jambs of the window, a bar under the swinging leaf and carried by the chute, the extremities of the bar being loosely received between the before mentioned guide strips, an upright pendent from the chute, a brace for the chute, the said brace having an adjustable connection with the upright to permitthe inclination of the chute to be regulated, and a rack applied to the window for engaging the brace to hold the chute in an adjusted position.

7. In an attachment for windows and thelike, the combination of a chute, a strip adjustably applied to the inner end of the chute, a leaf loosely connected to the strip and designed to project between the jambs of the window, and means for adjustably supporting the chute.

8. In an attachment for windows and the like, the combination of a chute the inner edge of which is provided with slots, a strip adjustably applied to the inner edge of the chute by bolts passing through the said slots, a swinging leaf carried by the strip, means for adjusting the inclination of the chute, and means for supporting the chute.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLIE R. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

H. O. DOUGLAS, CLARK BUSH. 

